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River Flood Warning 103, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 28, 2026Bartholomew County, Johnson County, Shelby County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at May 28, 2026, 10:04 AM EDT for Bartholomew County, Johnson County, Shelby County, Indiana. It took effect at May 28, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 28, 2026, 10:04 AM EDT (14:04 UTC)
In effect from: May 28, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired: May 29, 2026, 10:10 AM EDT
In force: 20 hr
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Shelby County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Driftwood River near Edinburgh (DREI3). The gauge peaked at 11.47 ft at May 28, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 11 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 17 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03363000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at May 27, 7:50 PM EDT, 14 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 7:50 PM EDT, 14 hours 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 2:58 PM EDT, 19 hours 6 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
258 PM EDT Wed May 27 2026

INZ021-028>031-035>044-281900-
Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery-Boone-
Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke-
258 PM EDT Wed May 27 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate
information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind

INZ045>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-281900-
Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Vigo-Clay-Owen-Morgan-Johnson-
Shelby-Rush-Sullivan-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew-Decatur-Knox-
Daviess-Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings-
258 PM EDT Wed May 27 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for central Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight.

Thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall are possible. Localized
flash flooding is possible. Isolated damaging winds can't be ruled
out in the far SE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report rainfall amounts and any flooding
observed.

&&

More information, along with other weather, hydrological and climate
information can be found at http://weather.gov/ind

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 28, 1:55 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Rush	4 hr
May 28, 3:37 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Daviess, Decatur, Greene and 20 more	5 hr
May 28, 8:59 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Jackson, Lawrence, Washington	3 days
May 28, 9:09 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Shelby	14 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2026 Every river flood warning in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.